IMAGE: Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state, stands near the body of Pope Francis, placed in an open casket during the rite of the declaration of death in Santa Marta ...

IMAGE: Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state, stands near the body of Pope Francis, placed in an open casket during the rite of the declaration of death in Santa Marta ...

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell during the 37th World Youth Day at Parque Tejo, Aug. 6, 2023, in Lisbon, Portugal. Vatican Pool/Getty Images On Monday morning, Farrell broke the ...

Image: Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence and Stanley Tucci as Cardinal Bellini. Pic: Focus Features 2024 Speaking to Sky News' Katie Spencer in February after the film's release, Fiennes said it is ...

The cardinal is the dean of the College of Cardinals and is in charge of convoking the world’s 252 cardinals to Rome.Credit...Tiziana Fabi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The homepage of ...

Although he became a cardinal only in 2023, his experience in one of the world’s most heated conflict zones helped him rise to prominence. Image Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa in the West Bank ...

In 2001, Pope John Paul II named Jorge Mario Bergoglio as a cardinal during a consistory in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Vatican. Emily Burack (she/her) is the Senior News Editor for Town ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who announced Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, is now the acting head of the Vatican until a new pope is elected. There's a name for the person with that job: the ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign ...

Born in Crosby near Liverpool, as a child Cardinal Vincent Nichols hoped to be a lorry driver but as a teenager reportedly felt the calling to join the priesthood while watching Liverpool FC.

There are several conservative cardinals who are believed to be top contenders for the papacy, including Cardinal Peter Erdo, who has been critical of Francis’ position on divorce and immigration.

Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah attending a prayer at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Victories in Dakar, December 4, 2023. AFP via Getty Images Masciullo said some view Ranjith “as perfectly aligned ...